March 2016

 
 
 

At the time of publishing the Social Protection OUTLOOK the main international issues on social protection are:

Publications

China: Extending health coverage to all, ILO, March 2016

Lesotho. Universal old age pension, ILO, March 2016

Togo. Un socle de protection sociale et des garanties pour l'emploi. Pour une réduction de la pauvreté durable d'ici 2030, ILO, 2016

Mongolia. Assessment of the social security legislation for the ratification of the Social Security (Minimum Standards) Convention, 1952 (No. 102), ILO, February 2016

Romania. Builders' Social Fund, ILO, February 2016

South Africa. Extending social protection to children, ILO, February 2016

Mongolia. A one-stop shop for accessible, transparent and efficient public service delivery, ILO, January 2016

The state of social protection in ASEAN at the dawn of integration, ILO, December 2015

France. The Active Solidarity Income: Providing income security and supporting return to work, ILO, December 2015

National experiences in building social protection floors. India's Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, Ellen Ehmke, ILO, November 2015

Cash transfer programmes, poverty reduction and empowermerment of women in South Africa, Sophie Plagerson; Marianne Ulriksen, ILO, November 2015

The decade of adjustment: A review of austerity trends 2010-2020 in 187 countries, Isabel Ortiz, Matthew Cummins, Jeronim Capaldo, Kalaivani Karunanethy, ILO, October 2015

The forthcoming adjustment shock, Policy Brief ILO, October 2015

Fiscal space for social protection: Options exist even in the poorest countries - Eight options to expand social investments in 187 countries, Policy Brief ILO, October 2015

Realising the right to social security and the right to food. The contribution of national social protection floors towards food security and the realisation of the right to adequate food for all, Stephen Devereux, ILO, October 2015

Social protection assessment based national dialogue: Towards a nationally defined social protection floor in Myanmar, ILO, October 2015

Long-term care (LTC) protection for older persons: A review of coverage deficits in 46 countries, Xenia Scheil-Adlung, ILO, September 2015

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Data & Tools

Main statistical resources

Statistics & indicators of the World Social Protection Report 2014/2015

Social protection assessment based national dialogue: A good practices guide

The ILO/UNICEF Costing and Assessment Tools

Social Protection Floor Initiative: Manual and Strategic Framework for Joint UN Country Operations

Inter-agency social protection assessment (ISPA) tools

Financing social protection

Actuarial practice in social security

News

Ukraine ratifies the key Social Security Convention of the ILO, ILO news (23.03.2016)

Palestine: First Palestinian private sector social security system is now law, ILO news (11.03.2016)

Myanmar: Health ministry to launch Universal Health Coverage programme in 2030, Eleven Myanmar (09.03.2016)

Perú. Desde hoy trabajadores accederán a subsidio por maternidad de 90 días, LaRepublica.pe (10.03.2016)

Egypte : Assurance-maladie : Début de soulagement dans les campagnes, Ahram Hebdo (09.03.2016)

Italie: Les immigrés financent les retraites de 600.000 Italiens, 7SUR7.be (09.03.2016)

Sénégal: La protection sociale est devenue une réalité grâce au Plan Sénégal émergent (PSE), Senego (24.02.2016)

Argentina: Minimum pension to increase to $4,959 and AUH reaches $966, Buenos Aires Herald (12.02.2016)

Chile: El sistema de pensiones chileno condena a la pobreza a jubilados, Los Andes (09.02.2016)

Moldova's transition to the formal economy, ILO news (14.01.2016)

Ireland: Social Protection fraud control steps save €500m, Irish Examiner (26.01.2016)

Maroc. Une révolution sociale : La couverture maladie et la retraite généralisées!, La nouvelle Tribune - Le blog finance de {Afifa Dassouli} (25.01.16)

Uruguay: Amplían los beneficios a quienes tengan hijos, El País (14.01.2016)

Netherlands: Majority of Dutch pensions breach solvency levels, ai-cio.com (05.01.2016)

Cabo Verde government approves creation of unemployment benefits, macauhub (04.01.16)

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Jobs

Social protection analyst, ILO Geneva

Social security junior actuary, ILO Geneva

Senior Specialist on Occupational Safety and Health

Technical Specialist on Labour Inspection and Occupational Safety and Health

Technical Specialist in Social Security (Project Officer)

ISSA Academy Officer (Project Officer)

Training

Strengthening financial governance and management of pension schemes in Arab States, 15 April 2016

Blog and Videos

Tree videos produced by the ILO in the context of an awareness raising campaign on the informal economy and undeclared work in Moldova:

Ecuador: ¿Por qué la protección social es importante para nosotros?, ILO (December 2015)

Realizing the Right to Social Protection: The Role of ILO Social Security Standards, by Christina Behrendt (December 2015)

Basic Social Protection in Mozambique - Grandma Regina, ILO (November 2015)